Overview/Glossary
Glossary

The vocabulary, decoded.

The fundraising lexicon is small but precise, and every term you don't know is a quiet point of leverage against you. Press ⌘K to jump straight to a term.

P
Pre-money / Post-money
Pre-money is company value before new investment; post-money includes the new money.
S
SAFESimple Agreement for Future Equity
Simple Agreement for Future Equity — a fundraising instrument that converts to equity in a future priced round.A $500K post-money SAFE at a $10M cap converts as if the round priced at $10M pre.
V
Valuation cap
The ceiling valuation at which a SAFE or note converts into equity.